When it comes to nurturing their young, mother chimpanzees go the extra mile, according to a new study. Using 10 years of observational data on wild chimpanzees, researchers found that while adults often play, and young chimps play a lot, when food gets...
The University of New Mexico's 68th Annual Research Lecture is set for Wednesday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. UNM faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and alumni are encouraged to attend.
Reserve a seat here.
Felisa Smith is a distinguished professor in the...
A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) reported unexpectedly high levels of chemical contamination in wild birds and mammals at Holloman Air Force Base, near Alamogordo, N.M. in new research...
New Mexico researchers and collaborating institutions are known to send some unique and unusual plants and vegetables into space – take for instance the green chile launch of 2019 – and next week, UNM Biology Professor David Hanson and his team are...
New research from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, The University of New Mexico’s Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI), the UNM Museum of Southwestern Biology, and the University of Texas at Austin adds to the growing body of...
Warmer and drier climate conditions in western U.S. forests are making it less likely that trees can regenerate after wildfires. Scientists at The University of New Mexico are experimenting and learning about reforestation and the challenges presented by...
Dr. Kwane Stewart, a University of New Mexico alumnus (’93), was recently named CNN’s 2023 Hero of the Year for his work providing veterinary care to the pets of people experiencing homelessness in California.
“As I get older, I start thinking about...
Mubarak Hussain Syed, assistant professor of Biology and head of the Syed Neural Diversity Lab at The University of New Mexico, has been named as a 2023 Young Investigator grantee by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. This year’s funding will...
The University of New Mexico Women in Technology (WIT) organization recently announced the lineup of its annual event, ‘Empowerment - Live Without Limits’ on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UNM Student Union Building in the Acoma and Lobo...
What makes us “human”? Students can explore the human species' evolutionary history, genetics, anatomy, physiology, development, and behavior while setting a career course in the new Human Biology Undergraduate Concentration offered through the...